“Hope is the beacon which points to prosperity,” said political and philosophical author Edward Counsel. True to Counsel’s quote, Epic Systems hopes its Epic Beacon software will be the ray of hope in finding, tracking and curing cancer. Epic Beacon is Epic Systems’ medical oncology module, in which physicians can document cancer staging and manage […]
The theme of this year's Epic User Group Meeting (UGM '16) was An Adventure in Wonderland, and Lewis Carroll himself would have been awed by the festivities. Some 18,000 Epic users descended on the Verona, Wisc. campus, where they were briefed on the company's vision for the future and saw updates to the Epic product suite. There were […]
The robots are coming, and they’re going to replace some jobs and workers in the future, according to new research from Forrester. But don’t worry if you’re in healthcare IT or the tech sector, in general. Your jobs are safe for now. In fact, most of the reports we’re seeing and reading of late are […]
The blog-o-sphere these days is a bit like an outdoor flea market; it can be crowded and loud, and there's a lot of junk to sort through, but if you spend enough time browsing, chances are you'll find something that you like. In this, our fourth-annual review of the best HIT blogs, we found plenty […]
Sourcing specialist Anna Cusick is social by nature, profession and education, as the University of West Georgia graduate earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing with a focus in social media before venturing into the staffing industry. Now Anna, a die-hard soccer player and fan, chats with potential job candidates all day long, using her bubbly personality to help health IT consultants […]
Adoption of EHRs and related health IT systems is at an all-time high, but many hospitals are lagging in the testing processes, people, and tools required to ensure software quality and usability. "Some healthcare organizations see risk in adopting new testing practices," says Healthcare IT Leaders VP of Quality, Mike Cooper, "while others want to defer […]
Hospitals are struggling to keep their sensitive data under lock and key. In fact, nearly 90 percent of all healthcare organizations experienced at least one data breach within the past two years, according a May Poneman Institute study, and data breach costs are expected to hit $2.1 trillion globally by 2019. Hospitals are hiring experienced security information pros […]
For the second year in a row, Healthcare IT Leaders is highly ranked on the Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other […]
As a traveling health IT consultant, it’s hard to factor in extra time to improve your health. Just ask Chris Freise, an Epic implementation specialist who says consulting life was good for his wallet, but not his waistline. “I was staying in hotels, sleeping in a different bed each night and eating a lot of fast […]
The days are long, the pace is hectic, and the tasks can sometimes be, well, tedious, but we also think (and hope) our interns here at Healthcare IT Leaders have had some fun, too. We know that we have. As summer draws to an end, we're sadly saying goodbye to the terrific young people who have helped […]
Healthcare IT Leaders, a leading national provider of Healthcare IT workforce solutions, is ranked as the fastest-growing IT staffing firm in the U.S., according to a new report from Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). SIA’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing staffing firms is based on compound average growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 through 2015, excluding acquisitions. With […]
It’s the most downloaded mobile game in U.S. history, but is Pokemon Go a healthcare app? Jonathan Halvorson, writing for The Health Care Blog, makes the case that it might very well be. “The game comes first,” he says. “That turns out to be the smarter path to actually engage large numbers of people to […]